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Tyrese Haliburton’s five-word response to Finals game-winner, plus best internet reactions

Published June 7, 2025, 12:06 PMPao Ambat
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After Tyrese Haliburton's latest heroics lifted the Indiana Pacers to a stunning Game 1 victory in the NBA Finals, the basketball world lit up with reactions to the dramatic finish.

Tyrese Haliburton now has five go-ahead or game-tying shots in the final five seconds of games, tied with legend Reggie Miller and trailing only LA Lakers star LeBron James' eight for the most ever since the 1997 playoffs. | Photo: Indiana Pacers

Tyrese Haliburton is no stranger to big moments.

Haliburton's 21-foot jumper with 0.3 of a second completed an epic 15-point fourth quarter Indiana  Pacers comeback over the OKC Thunder, 111-110, in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

For the man himself, the 25-year-old superstar summed up his latest heroics with just five words. 

“It’s gotta be the shoooeeesss,” Haliburton tweeted.

Fittingly, the two-time All-Star unveiled his new signature shoe, the HALI, just in time for the Finals. 

Indiana Fever and WNBA star Caitlin Clark, who is currently rehabbing a quad injury, had a rather funny response on Haliburton’s clutch heroics in full display anew.

Five-time NBA champion and Lakers legend Magic Johnson couldn’t help but felt stunned.

Hall of Famer and three-time champion Dwyane Wade posted a live reaction on X, formerly as Twitter, about the game-winning sequence.

As Haliburton drained the cold-blooded basket, Wade jumped out of his chair and shouted: “"Superstar, superstar, superstar!"

From current players in Philadelphia 76ers star guard Tyrese Maxey and Dallas Mavericks’ PJ Washington to ex-pros in Victor Oladipo and former Finals MVP Paul Pierce, there’s simply a universal reaction on the Haliburton's fourth game-winning or game-tying shot in the final five seconds of games this postseason.

Game 2 of the NBA Finals will continue on  Monday (PH time), June 9 as the Pacers eye a commanding 2-0 lead before the series shifts to Indianapolis for Games 3 and 4.